You must be a member in good standing with the club in order to join a sanctioned ride. Non-members may join for a trial ride, if they are already covered by OCA insurance and if approved to ride in advance of the ride.

For the safety of everyone all bikes must be in 100% working order - tires inflated, brakes and drivetrain ready to roll. Social rides can be done on practically any bike in proper working order; however, a road style bike with drop bars must be used for the medium, and long rides (no straight bars allowed). We welcome riders with pedal assist E-Bikes (maximum assisted speed of 32 kph); however, due to our insurance coverage regulations, throttle assist bicycles are not allowed. All riders of E-Bikes are responsible to ensure that they are legal in the areas we ride in. All E-Bikes are subject to the same group restrictions as non-E-Bikes. (Example… straight vs drop bars)

Bikes are required to have the following:

• A tool kit, which includes as a minimum one spare inner tube, a patch kit, tire levers, a frame pump or CO2 cartridge. Even if you don’t know how to use it – someone will

• A speedometer or GPS, to know the speed you are riding at

• A bell, as required by the Highway Traffic Act

The LCC does not permit the following items on LCC sanctioned rides:

• Headphones / earphones

• Aero bars – Bars do not need to be removed from bikes, but the rider cannot use them

• Kickstands are only allowed in the Social Rides, not A & B rides

A Ride With GPS account is provided to all members of LCC, this is included with your membership. Members get the benefit of paid features for all Club routes. Voice navigation and offline maps in the mobile app, advanced turn notifications on TCX files, and PDF Maps and Cue sheets are all available to our members.

If you are new to Ride With GPS go to https://ridewithgps.com/signup follow the instructions to create a profile. It is important that you use the same email you used to register with LCC

Click on the club directory and search for London Cycling Club. Submit a request to join and an email will be sent to our admin team. Please allow 1-2 business days to activate your account.

• Wear an approved helmet as per the OCA insurance program

• Carry identification

All riders are strongly encouraged to:

• Wear proper cycling clothing which will provide greater comfort, including cycling gloves, cycling shorts, cycling jerseys, and any other clothing suitable for the weather

• Have lights on their bike

  • A flashing red light on the back enables drives to see a rider up to a kilometer away

  • A flashing white light at the front makes a rider much more visible even in daylight (a light is a legal requirement up to 1 hour prior to dusk, and after dawn

• Carry the following items:

  • Enough money for snacks/drinks along the way, as well as for a cab ride home in case of an injury, flat tire, or mechanical breakdown

  • Eye protection (such as glasses or sunglasses)

  • Sunscreen

  • First Aid kit

  • Food for energy

  • A sufficient supply of liquids

  • Cell phone

Rides will not proceed as an insured/sanctioned event either due to a lack of ride leader for given ride or inclement weather.

Club rides will be cancelled as an insured and sanctioned ride due to weather based on the following:

• It is raining at the start of a ride

• The forecast calls for a 70% (or more) POP or lightening

• or Winds/gusts are forecasted at 50kph or higher.

• Rides will be on a weather watch if winds/gusts are above 35kph

In the event it is deemed too dangerous to continue, a ride leader will advise the group to seek shelter and/or redirect the ride back to the starting point in the most direct manner